Oceans
play
a
significant
role
in
determining
and
moderating
the
effects
of
energy
imbalances.
Students
will
begin
this
lesson
by
working
with
temperature
data
to
reinforce
the
importance
of
protocols,
practice
computing
statistical
measures
of
data
and
interpreting
their
significance.
The
lesson
continues
with
investigations
into
daily
and
annual
energy
cycles.
Using
a
sea
surface
environment
visualizer,
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This
page
provides
links
to
maps
and
summary
information
about
thirty-two
named
surface
currents
in
the
Atlantic
Ocean.
Each
current
subpage
provides
summary
text
detailing
velocity
and
hydrographic
observations,
plots
such
as
average
current
speed,
drifting
buoy
positions,
sea
surface
temperature
maps,
and
HYbrid
Coordinate
Ocean
Model
(HYCOM)
simulations.
Links
are
also
provided
to
flow
diagrams,
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Grade level:
Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16)